Nation Topics - Rural Issues | The Nation

The Republicans’ dramatic overreach in states from Wisconsin to Maine has created openings for substantial Democratic victories in unexpected territory.

The myths and misconceptions that distort the beauty and problems of the Plains.

As rural America becomes ground zero for Iraq casualties, Farms Not Arms is urging farmers to attend anti-war rallies and recruiting families to give refuge to returning vets.

The midterm elections proved to Democrats that the South must not be written off. The key to winning rural and working-class voters in Dixie is the same as anywhere else.

Unless the federal government does something now,
rising gas prices have the potential to break the blue-collar backbone
of many American towns.

The West is not nearly as "red" as the red/blue maps and pundits would suggest.